KABUL: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Sunday announced a ban on poppy production, even as farmers across the country began harvesting the bright red flower that produces the opium used to make heroin. The order warns farmers that their crops will be burned and they can be jailed if they proceed with the harvest. Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid announced the ban …
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April 4, 2022